Patents by Inventor John Edward Nixon

John Edward Nixon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Angular positioning arrangement
    Patent number: 9279458
    Abstract: A positioning arrangement for positioning a rotor relative to a shaft includes a collar provided with a formation cooperable with a corresponding formation provided upon the shaft to resist relative angular movement between the collar and the shaft, the collar being provided with an external, generally axially extending rib cooperable with a part of the rotor to deform the said part of the rotor to resist relative rotation between the collar and the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Goodrich Control Systems
    Inventor: John Edward Nixon
  • ANGULAR POSITIONING ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20130343816
    Abstract: A positioning arrangement is disclosed for positioning a rotor 12 relative to a shaft 14, the positioning arrangement comprising a collar 16 provided with a formation 18 cooperable with a corresponding formation 20 provided upon the shaft 14 to resist relative angular movement between the collar 16 and the shaft 14, the collar 16 being provided with an external, generally axially extending rib 22 cooperable with a part 24a of the rotor 12 to deform the said part 24 of the rotor 12 to resist relative rotation between the collar 16 and the rotor 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventor: John Edward Nixon